[Intro]
(vinyl crackle, muted trumpet, dusty drum loop)
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
Today we are one

[Verse 1]
(relaxed, close-mic, warm Rhodes chords)
Different stories, different lives
Different colors, different eyes
But we are not that different now
Cause something is changing tonight

[Pre-Chorus]
(subtle harmonies, upright bass slides, light shaker)
So let's forget
The differences that we had in the past
Together we are stronger in the end

[Chorus]
(centered, intimate, tape saturation warmth)
So raise the flag
Today we are one
I know we can
Make history tonight with our own hands
Together we are stronger in the end
So raise the flag
Today we are one

[Drop / Vocal Layers]
(spoken-sung layers, muted trumpet echo, soft snare rolls)
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
Today we are one
(Whisper: e-ie… one…)

[Verse 2]
(staccato, rhythmic, Rhodes stabs)
Colors on faces, voices collide
Strangers turning into one side
Hands in the air, this is the game
Today we are sharing the same name

[Pre-Chorus]
(layered low harmonies, brushed cymbals)
Screaming louder than the sound
Of the others in the crowd
For a moment we all align
The whole world frozen in time

[Chorus]
(full neo-soul groove, restrained, warm)
So let's forget
The difference that we had in the past
Together we are stronger in the end
So raise the flag
Today we are one
I know we can
Make history tonight with our own hands
Together we are stronger in the end
So raise the flag
Today we are one

[Outro]
(fading, tape stop, dry vocal, vinyl run-out)
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
Today we are one
(beat fades, crackle remains)